EP 3175785 A1 20170607 - FIBER OPTIC IMAGING CATHETER
Title (en)
FIBER OPTIC IMAGING CATHETER
Title (de)
FIBEROPTISCHER BILDGEBENDER KATHETER
Title (fr)
CATHÉTER D'IMAGERIE PAR FIBRE OPTIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 91441104 A 20040809
- EP 11187831 A 20050809
- EP 05814825 A 20050809
Abstract (en)
The present invention relates to a steerable imaging catheter comprising an elongated catheter tube having a proximal end and a distal end, at least three elongate steering elements extending along the catheter tube substantially from the proximal end to the distal end of the catheter tube to control the movement of the distal end of the catheter tube, the at least three steering elements being spaced generally equiangularly around a circumference of the catheter tube, a plurality of lumens defined by the catheter tube and extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the catheter tube, and an optical fiber disposed within a first lumen of the plurality of lumens, wherein a diameter of the steerable imaging catheter is between about 1 mm and about 4.5 mm.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/012 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 1/00071 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01 - US); A61B 1/00103 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/00117 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 1/00119 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/0051 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/0052 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/015 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/018 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/04 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/05 (2013.01 - US); A61B 1/0607 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/07 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2090/061 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 2090/306 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 2090/3614 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- US 40614903 A 20030401
- US 81178104 A 20040329
- US 5702754 A 19971230 - ZHONG SHENG-PING [DK]
- US 6048620 A 20000411 - ZHONG SHENG-PING [DK]
Citation (search report)
- [Y] EP 0815895 A1 19980107 - TERUMO CORP [JP]
- [Y] US 2004077950 A1 20040422 - MARSHIK-GEURTS BARBARA J [US], et al
- [Y] WO 9940432 A1 19990812 - OPTICAL SENSORS INC [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2006030753 A1 20060209; US 7922654 B2 20110412; AU 2005287330 A1 20060330; AU 2005287330 B2 20110609; CA 2575678 A1 20060330; EP 2112900 A1 20091104; EP 2112900 B1 20150107; EP 2319388 A1 20110511; EP 2319388 B1 20151028; EP 2329760 A1 20110608; EP 2329760 B1 20170628; EP 2417898 A1 20120215; EP 2417898 B1 20161228; EP 3175785 A1 20170607; EP 3266365 A1 20180110; JP 2008508987 A 20080327; JP 4966195 B2 20120704; US 10058236 B2 20180828; US 2011213206 A1 20110901; US 2014046129 A1 20140213; US 2016073857 A1 20160317; US 9215970 B2 20151222; WO 2006033721 A1 20060330
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 91441104 A 20040809; AU 2005287330 A 20050809; CA 2575678 A 20050809; EP 05814825 A 20050809; EP 10185028 A 20050323; EP 10185036 A 20050323; EP 11187831 A 20050809; EP 16206739 A 20050809; EP 17177856 A 20050323; JP 2007525784 A 20050809; US 2005028524 W 20050809; US 201113041520 A 20110307; US 201314055580 A 20131016; US 201514945817 A 20151119